Romania only managed a 0-0 draw with Belarus, with coach Edi Iordenescu saying at the end of the game that “it is impossible for a team that has not lost in the previous match to miss qualification” for the 2024 European Championship.

>> Previous matches of Euro-2024: Romania, only a draw with Belarus – the tricolors lose their leadership in Group I

Edi Yordenescu after draw with Belarus: “We’ll finish it even if we have to fight”

With three wins and four draws, Romania is in 2nd place in Group I and will play matches with Andorra, Israel and Switzerland.

Iordenescu claims that he and the players will be criticized again after this draw, but remains confident that the “tricolor” can qualify for the final tournament.

“There are no previous games won and I warned that we are going to have a tough game. We are all upset, but I am equally confident that we will get through this. Even if we still have to fight and we have to fight until the last match, the last minute, the last second.

We are willing to suffer, that’s all, that’s who we are. We cannot make it easier for ourselves, even though we wanted to. We can criticize everything, but not that there was no desire and mood. But we’re all sad that we didn’t win the game.

Personally, I have nothing to reproach the team for their effort, mood, numbers are all in our favor. We must be objective and say that it was a match controlled by us from all points of view.

We had our opportunities and if we had been more determined, if we had been more inspired in the last pass, in the last performance, we would certainly have spoken differently at that moment. But this is football.

There were matches where maybe we created less but we won and today we created more but unfortunately we conceded. It would seem that we wanted a lot, but we chose the wrong procedures.

In addition, we had an opponent who in many moments put himself on two lines and tried to extinguish our pressure. All our changes were purely offensive, precisely to bring inspiration and clarity in front of goal.

Was the match without criticism? Although we could come up with constructive things, let’s encourage this upcoming generation that needs support. Sometimes it seems from the inside that a wrong step is just waiting for us to criticize.

There are reasons for criticism, of course, but there are 3 more matches ahead and we will not lose. And it is impossible for me to believe that a team that has not lost in previous matches can miss the qualification” – Edi Jordanescuon DigiSport.

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Edi Iordanescu says that Gique Popescu has a problem with him or his family

At the end of the match in Budapest, Hyke Popescu criticized the game of the national team, and the answer of the Romanian national team to the president of the club, Farul Constanz, did not take long.

“I don’t comment on criticism, but I ask about something. As we are trying to build and get to the final tournament, did he say anything positive? Only one! And it represents the club that has players here.

I haven’t heard anything positive, I don’t know if he has problems with me or with his family, but it’s clear that these are personal things. I take full responsibility, I don’t let criticism get me down, I’m sure we’ll qualify.

I’m sure there will be downvotes even after qualifying. The interview gives the feeling that they are just waiting for the wrong move to comment” – Edi Jordanescuafter the match

EURO 2024 preliminary matches, group I standings

1. Switzerland (goal difference 17-5) 14 points (-1 game)

2. Romania (9-4) 13

3. Israel (7-7) 11 (-1 game)

4. Kosovo (8-8) 7

5. Belarus (4-11) 5

6. Andorra (3-13) 2.

* The top two teams will advance to the final tournament next summer (June 14-July 14), which will be hosted by Germany.

*In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is determined by the results of direct matches.

Romania in the preliminary tournament of EURO 2024, which broadcasts every match of the tricolor

*All previous matches of Romania will be published in LiveBlog on HotNews.ro.

25 March 2023: Andorra – Romania 0-2

March 28, 2023: Romania – Belarus 2-1

June 6, 2023: Kosovo – Romania 0-0

June 19, 2023: Switzerland – Romania 2-2

September 9, 2023: Romania – Israel 1-1

September 12, 2023: Romania – Kosovo 2:0

October 12, 2023: Belarus – Romania 0-0

October 15, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Andorra / Prima TV

November 18, 2023 – 21:45 Israel – Romania / Prima TV

November 21, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Switzerland / Antenna 1.